Golf club



April 28, 1925. 1,535,707

H. BARNES GOLF CLUB v Filedjoct. 29. 1920 INVENTOR //%n 5W 7 ATTORNEY Ideclare the following to be a full, clear,

'acteristics. Such an a justment of the head ada Patented Apr. 28, 1925.I I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

. Harmon BARNES, or new YORK mus, new YORK.

- GOLF CLUB.

Application filed Dctober 29, 1920. Serial No. name.

To' all whom it may concern: Fig. 6 is an end elevation of the golf clubBe it known that I, Harmon BARNES, a, shown in Fig. 1; citizen of theUnited States, residing at New York Mills, in the j county of Oneidaclub, showin and State of New York, have invented cerillustrated in tainnew and useful Improvements in Golf v Clubs, of which the following is aspecifimodified form of the golf club, showing the cation, referencebeing -had therein to the junction of the head with the shaftandaccompanying drawing.' looking at said parts which are slightly Myinvention relates to a golf club and tipped at an angle. 7

Referring more particularly to the drawconcise and exact descriptionthereof s'ufiiings, the head -1- of the golf club has cient to enableanyone skilled in which it appertains to make and use the is pivotallyjoined thereto. The lower end same, reference being had to the accomofsaid shaft 3 is reduced at 4 to form a panying drawings in which likereference tongue that sets down into the socket 2 characters refer tolike parts throughout the formed in part 5 of the head -1- and isspecification.

The object of the invention is to provide a bolt 7. The bolt 7 projectsthrough the golf club that will have an adjustable head walls of part 5and through the lower end relative to the shaft, whereby the club can ortongue 4 of shaft 3. be made to fit the stance of any golf player Saidhead regardless of said pla ers height or charangle relative to theshaft 3, whereby to t the golf club, particularly the putter, to theshaft is more particularly desirable to t e stance of the player usingsaid club with reference to the golf club known as the by a bolt 10 thatalso passes through the putter used for driving the golf ball for wallsadjacent the socket 2 and throughthe short distances over a green into ahole, tongue 4. Fog this purpose the walls are the side opposite to t atig. 1..

where a great degree of accuracy is required. provided with slots 11, 11that are formed To this end the club is equipped with a head on the arcof a circle to receive and allow that is pivotally mounted to the shaft.the projecting ends of the bolt 10 to move Mechanism. is provided alsoto lock said therein to adjusted position. On one side parts at anydesired angle that conforms to the slot 11 has a counter sunk recess 11the proper stance of the player using the formed adjacent thereto forthe dis osition golf putter. l/Vhen once this angle is 'ascerof head '10of bolt 10, whereby said ead 10 tained, the parts will be rigidly set toprewill fit flush with the contiguous surface of vent any furthermovement thereof, wherehead --1--. However, when head 1- is by tomaintain that certain angle which mov'edrelative to the shaft 3 and thecorrect most nearly conforms to the stance of the angle ascertained toconform to the stance of user of said club. the layer using the club,said head --1- and The object will be understoodby referring shaft 3will remain fixed thereafter and not to the drawings in which: be movedexce t at the will of the player.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the golf In order to old thus the head-1 and club embodying the improvement, showmg shaft 3 relativeto eachother, an annular the shaft broken away; 1 & thumb nut 12 having aserrated periphery Fig. 2 is a detail pers ctive view of an 13 and slot'13 for the disposition therein annular thumb nut emp oyed, showing theof the end of a screw driver, is screw same mounted u n a bolt alsoemployed; mounted tov the bolt 10. Said thumb nut Fig. 3'is a si eelevation, lookin at the 12 has a central boss 14 that is adapted torear side thereof, of a modified form of make contact and bind againstthe adjacent golf club; I surface of the head -1- when said nut is Fig.4 is a perspective view of a still s rewed up tight along the bolt 10.The further modified :form of golf club, the turning of the thumb nut 12upon the bolt shaft being removed therefrom; a 10 will draw the bolt 10towards said Fig. 5 is a perspective detail-view of the nut=12 andthereby cause the upper parts shaftthat'fits the head shown in Fig. 4;of the walls adjacent the socket 2 in part the art toa recess or socketat 2 where the shaft 3v pivotally -united to said part 5 byaheaded Fig.7 is an elevational view of the 01f Fig. 8 is a perspective view ofanother -1-- is held at any desired of head 1 to bind. rigidly againstthe adjacent sides of tongue 4 at the angle to which it is set withreference to shaft 3.

, er annular part 18 of shaft 19. A headed bolt and nut are employed tohold said head and shaft together. The teeth 16 and 17 are made verysmall to permit a very accurate adjustment of the head -1- relative tothe shaft 19.

The modification of the golf club illustrated in Fig. 3, shows a clubadapted for use by either a right or left hand player. Here the head 20has a central, recess or socket for the reception of the lower reducedend 21 of the shaft 22, which is pivotally united to said head 20 by aheaded bolt 23 that passes through the walls of the socket in head 20and through the reduced end 21 of said shaft 22, much in the same manneras already described'with reference to the former constructionillustrated in Figs. 1, 6 and 7.

The head 20. is held at any given angle relative to shaft .22, wherebyto make the club conform to the stance of a right or left hand player bya headed bolt 24 and an nular thumb nut 25 having a serrated peripheryand slot 26, for the disposition of the end of a screw driver. The bolt24 passes through the lower reduced end 21 of shaft 22. Its free endsrest in they eloncess 27 and exten s sufficiently far for the mountingof the annular thumb nut 25, as

in the former construction.

Fig. 8 shows a still further modification. Here the head 30 has its endpart equipped with a pluralit of sockets formed between walls 31 of saipart. The shaft 32 has also a plurality of tongues 33 adapted to fitdown into saidsockets formed between the walls 31. A headed bolt 35 andannular thumb nut 36 similar :to those heretofore described are used tohold the shaft 32 and head 30 at any desired angle that will conform tothe stance of the player. A washer 38 is mounted on the bolt 35 so as tocome between the surface of the annular thumb nut 36 and that of thehead 30 to provide clearance between said surfaces.

\Vhen the thumb nut 36 is tightened sufficiently it will cause theseveral walls 31 and tongues 33 to bind together, whereby to hold in arigid manner the head 30 relative to the shaft 32. The bolt 35 will beemployed alone in this construction without the aid of another bolt toact as a separate fulcrum. The head of bolt 35 is countersunk in outsidewall 31 of head 30.

Having thus. described my invention what I claim as new and desiretosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. In. a golf club, a shaft being pivotally mounted to said head, saidhead having formed thereon a plurality of walls with socketstherebetween, said shaft having a plurality of tongues formed thereon,said tongues adapted fit within said sockets, recesses made 111 saidtongues and walls, a bolt adapted to fit withinsaid recesses, and athumb nut screw mounted to said bolt, whereby to bind the tongues andwalls to hold the head in given, eel-- justed position with reference tosaid shaft, and a washer for holding the thumb nut away from the surfaceof the head.

2. In :a golf club, a head, a shaft, said shaft being'pivotally mountedto said head, said headhaving formed thereon a plurality of walls withsockets therebetween, said shaft having a plurality of tongues formedthereon, said tongues adapted fit within said sockets, recesses made insaid wit in said recesses, and a thum nut screw mounted to said bolt,whereby to bind the tongues and walls to hold the head is given adjustedposition with reference to said shaft, and-'a washer for holdin thethumb nut away from the surface of t e head, and

said head of the bolt being countersunk in a wall of the head.-

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature. HEFFRONB A'RNES.

head, a shaft, said tongues, and walls, a bolt ada ted to fit

